Flood Advisory until 08:45PM Tuesday
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York, including the following counties, in northeast New Jersey, Bergen and Hudson. In southeast New York, Bronx, Nassau, New York (Manhattan) and Queens.
* WHEN...Until 845 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Flushing, Mott Haven, Levittown, East Tremont, Hackensack, Plainview, Garden City, Lyndhurst, Syosset, Mineola, Rutherford, Secaucus, Westbury, Ridgefield, Great Neck, Throgs Neck Bridge, Laguardia Airport, RFK Bridge, Midtown Manhattan and Harlem. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BERGEN, NJ ... HUDSON, NJ ... BRONX, NY ... NASSAU, NY ... NEW YORK, NY ... QUEENS, NY
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Hackensack Office of Emergency Management
205 State St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 201-518-9100
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory